Author: Amrit Janagal

The government of Haiti recently took the dramatic decision to ban all charter flights bound for Nicaragua. This action has occurred against the backdrop of Haiti’s worsening crisis fueled by violence and poverty, which has put thousands of migrants in a precarious situation. Lacking an official justification, the decision has sparked debate about the reasons behind it as well as its repercussions for the migrants. Haiti’s Migration Flow Hindered The alarming information was issued by the Haitian government in a bulletin obtained by The Associated Press, indicating a significant hindrance to the migrant flow. This decision has an enormous impact…

At the Pre-COP opening session, COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber delivered a powerful speech highlighting the urgent need for international cooperation in combating climate change. He underlined that despite all of the world’s divisions and conflicts, taking action to combat climate change remains a shared obligation that cannot be disregarded. During the speech, Dr. Al Jaber emphasized the special importance of pre-COP, an Abu Dhabi-hosted meeting of ministers and negotiators that serves as a prelude to COP28. At the UAE capital, more than 100 delegations and 70 ministers came together for this year’s Pre-COP, marking a record level of…

The long-persisted and profoundly embedded Russia-Ukraine war has continued with no apparent end in sight. In this context, the international community assembled on October 29 in Malta for the third round of peace negotiations. The fact that over 60 national security advisers attended this talk illustrates the severity and global importance of the present crisis. But Moscow was conspicuously absent from the negotiations, refusing to take part and publicly denouncing the gathering. During the first day of these talks among national security and policy advisors, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, asked for support for his 10-point proposal to end…

Hurricane Otis rapidly intensified in the eastern Pacific on Wednesday, ultimately making landfall in Acapulco, southern Mexico. It had reached Category 5 hurricane intensity at the time of impact, with sustained winds estimated to be around 165 mph. The hurricane was one of the strongest cyclones to hit the region, and its unexpected shift into a devastating force took the people of Acapulco by surprise. This was noteworthy since it was the first time a Category 5 hurricane had ever made landfall in the East Pacific, and it broke all prior records in terms of the speed at which it…